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Central vs Emma

Emma leads today (#3 vs unranked), but Emma is slipping.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Central and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000CentralEmma1880: Central 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Central 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Central 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Central 0 · Emma 2,3671884: Central 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Central 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Central 0 · Emma 2,7641887: Central 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Central 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Central 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Central 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Central 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Central 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Central 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Central 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Central 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Central 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Central 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Central 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Central 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Central 0 · Emma 3,0951901: Central 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Central 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Central 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Central 0 · Emma 2,3121905: Central 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Central 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Central 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Central 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Central 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Central 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Central 0 · Emma 2,6161912: Central 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Central 0 · Emma 3,4741914: Central 0 · Emma 3,9721915: Central 0 · Emma 5,0441916: Central 0 · Emma 5,2171917: Central 0 · Emma 5,1211918: Central 0 · Emma 5,3241919: Central 0 · Emma 5,0871920: Central 0 · Emma 5,2381921: Central 0 · Emma 5,0721922: Central 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Central 0 · Emma 4,9771924: Central 0 · Emma 4,8971925: Central 0 · Emma 4,7141926: Central 0 · Emma 4,4801927: Central 0 · Emma 4,3271928: Central 0 · Emma 4,0171929: Central 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Central 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Central 0 · Emma 3,3071932: Central 0 · Emma 3,3301933: Central 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Central 5 · Emma 2,9401935: Central 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Central 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Central 0 · Emma 2,7501938: Central 0 · Emma 2,6701939: Central 0 · Emma 2,6851940: Central 0 · Emma 2,6061941: Central 0 · Emma 2,5461942: Central 0 · Emma 2,6061943: Central 0 · Emma 2,4221944: Central 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Central 0 · Emma 2,0521946: Central 0 · Emma 2,0701947: Central 0 · Emma 2,1411948: Central 0 · Emma 2,0991949: Central 0 · Emma 1,9991950: Central 0 · Emma 1,8961951: Central 0 · Emma 1,7311952: Central 0 · Emma 1,7091953: Central 0 · Emma 1,5901954: Central 0 · Emma 1,5301955: Central 0 · Emma 1,4601956: Central 0 · Emma 1,3401957: Central 0 · Emma 1,2171958: Central 0 · Emma 1,0841959: Central 0 · Emma 1,0561960: Central 0 · Emma 9761961: Central 0 · Emma 8921962: Central 0 · Emma 7981963: Central 0 · Emma 7241964: Central 0 · Emma 7701965: Central 0 · Emma 6401966: Central 0 · Emma 6191967: Central 0 · Emma 5641968: Central 0 · Emma 4941969: Central 0 · Emma 5161970: Central 0 · Emma 5291971: Central 0 · Emma 4741972: Central 0 · Emma 4531973: Central 0 · Emma 4191974: Central 0 · Emma 4901975: Central 0 · Emma 4771976: Central 0 · Emma 4141977: Central 0 · Emma 4791978: Central 0 · Emma 4421979: Central 0 · Emma 4881980: Central 0 · Emma 5301981: Central 0 · Emma 5341982: Central 0 · Emma 5601983: Central 0 · Emma 5511984: Central 0 · Emma 6781985: Central 0 · Emma 9471986: Central 0 · Emma 1,2591987: Central 0 · Emma 1,5891988: Central 0 · Emma 1,7951989: Central 0 · Emma 1,9381990: Central 0 · Emma 2,4201991: Central 0 · Emma 2,5951992: Central 0 · Emma 3,2121993: Central 0 · Emma 4,1081994: Central 0 · Emma 4,7651995: Central 0 · Emma 5,0501996: Central 0 · Emma 6,1511997: Central 0 · Emma 7,7491998: Central 0 · Emma 10,4511999: Central 0 · Emma 11,7512000: Central 0 · Emma 12,5602001: Central 0 · Emma 13,3272002: Central 0 · Emma 16,5582003: Central 0 · Emma 22,7192004: Central 0 · Emma 21,6252005: Central 0 · Emma 20,3622006: Central 0 · Emma 19,1332007: Central 0 · Emma 18,3902008: Central 0 · Emma 18,8302009: Central 0 · Emma 17,9102010: Central 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Central 0 · Emma 18,8252012: Central 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Central 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Central 0 · Emma 20,9702015: Central 0 · Emma 20,4872016: Central 0 · Emma 19,5502017: Central 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Central 0 · Emma 18,8242019: Central 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Central 0 · Emma 15,7232021: Central 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Central 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Central 0 · Emma 13,5902024: Central 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Central 0 · Emma 12,754
CentralEmma

Head to head

CentralEmma
2025 rank
unranked (boys)
#3 (girls)
Babies named in 2025
0
12,754
Peak year
1934
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Boys
Girls
Lifetime births
5
776,439
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